Railway tie



Aug. 24, 1926. 1,591,155

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Patented Aug. 24, 1926.

UNITED stares NIKOLAI HELL, or Meme, wrsconsrn;

RAILWAY TIE.

Application filed October 5, 1925. Serial No. 60,667.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in railway rail ties.

One object of the invention is to provide a railway rail tie which will yield under the weight of a passing train, with the result that less jar and jolt will be experienced by the passengers.

Another object is to provide a tie of this character which is simple in construction, and formed from the mimimum number of parts.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which is strong and durable, and which can be readily adjusted or repaired.

Other objects and advantages will be ap parent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation of a railway rail tie made in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal central sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 4- 1 of Figure 3.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents the base of the tie which is preferably formed from sheet metal and bent to tudinal side flanges 11, and the vertical side walls 12. Straddling the upper portion of the base, and extending one-half of the length of the base, is an inverted angular U-shaped member 13, said member having transverse openings 14, registering with the openings 15, in the side walls of the base, and near the outer end of the tie base, said openings being elongated vertically of the tie, to permit limited vertical movement of the bolts 16, which are disposed through said openings 14 and 15, and thereby limit the r movement of the plate 13. Formed transversely through the side walls of the base 10, intermediate the ends of the tie, are openings 17, which register with openings 18 in the depending flanges of the member 13, and receive therethrough the pivot bolt 19. A similar member 20 is disposed in straddling relation to the other end portion of the base of the tie, and also receives the said pivot bolt 19 through the adjacent ends of its depending flanges 21. The other ends of the flanges 21 are provided with provide the opposite longilimiting the openings which register with openings in the side walls of the base 10 to receive bolts 22, said openings in the base being formed identically with the openings 15, to permit limited vertical movement of the bolt, and thereby limit the movement of the plate 20. The inner end of the member 13 is turned upwardly, as at 23, while the adjacent end of the member 20 is turned upwardly, and rebent, as at 24, to receive therein the rebentportion 23. In each end portion of the base 10, outwardly of the bolts 16 and 22, are secured the bracing plates 25, and disposed transversely of base, with their ends disposed through the side walls of the base 10, are the bolts or rods 26. Encircling each of these bolts or rods 26 is the coil turn 27 of a spring 28, the opposite ends of which bear against the lower face of one of the plates or members 13--20 and the bottom wall of the base 10, respectively, whereby to normally urge the outer end of a member 13-20 upwardly.

Disposed transversely on each of the memhere 13 and 20 is a railway rail 28, said rail being disposed adjacent the outer end of the member in position to depress same, upon the weight of a train being brought to bear thereon, such action causing the spring to be flexed as the member swings on its pivot. The spring will restore the member to normal elevated position when the weight is released therefrom. Thus, as a train passes tions of the ties will move downwardly and upwardly, thus providing a cushion, which renders the movement of the train comparatively quiet, and without jar or jolt.

Suitable rail clamps 29 are secured on the members 13 and 20, in position to engage with the base flanges of the rails, whereby to hold said rails in fixed relation to said members, and whereby the rails will move upwardly and downwardly with the members.

What is claimed is 1. A railway tie including a slotted base, rail supporting members pivotally mounted on the base, means on the supporting members engaged in the slots of the base for pivotal movement of the members, and spring means between the base and supporting members for yieldably supporting said members in elevated position.

2. A railway tie including a channeled body having its side walls vertically slotted,

over the railway the end porlongitudinally extending rail supporting flanges movable in said slots of the body for members on the body having depending cooperation with the walls of the slots to flanges, the inner ends of the rail supporting limit the upward pivotal movement of said 10 members being pivotally connected to the members.

side walls of the tie body resilient means In testimony whereof, I affix my signain the tie urging the outer ends of said ture.

members upwardly and pins carried by said NIKOLAI HILL. 

